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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “grouches” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

33 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
grouches1432821(None) 
crouches153711291crouches
grouched15356661grouched
rouches124217891_rouches
avouches1634822avouches
barouches1644972barouches
broaches153211622broaches
brooches15288192brooches
couches144020472_couches
crotches153411302crotches
crouched16359142crouched
douches134315232_douches
gouaches1436192g_ouaches
grinches1436942grinches
groschen1442972groschen
grouch12318472grouch__
grouchier1543842grouchier
grouchiest1644122grouchiest
grouchy16294242grouch_y
groupies1137522groupies
grouses84616542grou_ses
grutches14285852grutches
mouches143815962_mouches
ouches114322182__ouches
pouches144116742_pouches
roaches123616212_roaches
rotches123515702_rotches
rouche114714312_rouche_
ruches114819582_r_uches
slouches13208072slouches
touches125118342_touches
troches123715342tro_ches
vouches153914112_vouches

Search took 5 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911210590.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit121059333.65633112.4
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691334.06243990.9
 
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